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Household of James Bray (born 1824, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tonbridge, Kent, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

James Bray and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bray, born in 1824 in Lewes, Sussex, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bray, born in 1822 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1861 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England), Jesse (born 1867 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England), Elizabeth (born 1863 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England) and Mary Ann (born 1865 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Edward (born 1865 in Ashford, Kent, England) and James's Servant, John (born 1863 in Hildenborough, Kent, England).


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James Bray's household

Male

James

Bray

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bray

Wife
Male

James

Bray

Son
Male

Jesse

Bray

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Bray

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Bray

Daughter
Male

Edward

Johnson

Servant
Male

John

Thorpe

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Bray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Lewes, Sussex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bray

Head

Married

57

1824

Lewes, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Bray

Wife

Married

59

1822

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

James

Bray

Son

Single

20

1861

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Jesse

Bray

Son

Single

14

1867

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Bray

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Mary Ann

Bray

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Edward

Johnson

Servant

Single

16

1865

Ashford, Kent, England

John

Thorpe

Servant

Single

18

1863

Hildenborough, Kent, England

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